England star Ben Stokes was named the Wisden Almanack's leading men's cricketer in the world for the third time in four years on Monday.

Stokes was selected for his dynamic captaincy of England's Test team in 2022, as well as his match-winning performance in the T20 World Cup final.

The all-rounder, who appears on the cover of the 160th edition of Wisden alongside England Test head coach Brendon McCullum, previously won the award in 2019 and 2020.

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Stokes has masterminded 10 wins in 12 matches since taking over as England skipper, with his attacking and imaginative approach revitalising a previously moribund team.

Stokes also made waves in the white-ball game, helping to deliver the silverware for England's T20 side as his half-century settled the final against Pakistan in November.

"It's hard to think of any other cricketer who could have transformed his team's fortunes so suddenly as Ben Stokes," Wisden editor Lawrence Booth said.

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"When he took over the Test captaincy, England had won one game in their previous 17. By the time they had become the first visiting side to win 3-0 in Pakistan, they had won nine out of 10, and were playing with unprecedented style and verve."

Stokes' England team-mate Jonny Bairstow was the inaugural recipient of the new Wisden Trophy, awarded for the outstanding individual Test performance, after his twin centuries against India at Edgbaston.

Australia's Beth Mooney was named the leading women's cricketer in the world for the second time.

India's big-hitting Suryakumar Yadav was handed the award for the top Twenty20 cricketer in the world.

England star Ben Stokes was named the Wisden Almanack's leading men's cricketer in the world for the third time in four years on Monday. Stokes was selected for his dynamic captaincy of England's Test team in 2022, as well as his match-winning performance in the T20 World Cup final.

England star Ben Stokes was named the Wisden Almanack's leading men's cricketer in the world for the third time in four years on Monday. Stokes was selected for his dynamic captaincy of England's Test team in 2022, as well as his match-winning performance in the T20 World Cup final. The all-rounder, who appears on the cover of the 160th edition of Wisden alongside England Test head coach Brendon McCullum, previously won the award in 2019 and 2020. Also Read: Sehwag comes down hard on under-performing Riyan Parag, says RR batter could soon get kicked out Stokes has masterminded 10 wins in 12 matches since taking over as England skipper, with his attacking and imaginative approach revitalising a previously moribund team. Stokes also made waves in the white-ball game, helping to deliver the silverware for England's T20 side as his half-century settled the final against Pakistan in November. "It's hard to think of any other cricketer who could have transformed his team's fortunes so suddenly as Ben Stokes," Wisden editor Lawrence Booth said. WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here. "When he took over the Test captaincy, England had won one game in their previous 17. By the time they had become the first visiting side to win 3-0 in Pakistan, they had won nine out of 10, and were playing with unprecedented style and verve." Stokes' England team-mate Jonny Bairstow was the inaugural recipient of the new Wisden Trophy, awarded for the outstanding individual Test performance, after his twin centuries against India at Edgbaston. Australia's Beth Mooney was named the leading women's cricketer in the world for the second time. India's big-hitting Suryakumar Yadav was handed the award for the top Twenty20 cricketer in the world.

English Test captain Ben Stokes named Wisden's 2022 Cricketer of the Year

Records are created and broken in world cricket on a regular basis, but how often do we see a player's career records getting adjusted more than 100 years after his death. England great W.G. Grace, who is considered the founder of modern-day batting, has been stripped of two centuries by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack.

Grace, one of cricket's oldest superstars, played for England and teams like Gloucestershire, London County and the Marylebone Cricket Club (MMC) among others. He was thought to have played a whopping 880 first-class matches in his career, however, on the recommendation of the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians (ACSH), Wisden has decided to remove ten games from his records.

As a result of the changes introduced in his cricketing records, Grace's tally of runs in First-Class cricket has come down to 54,211 from 54,896. The former England all-rounder's tally of wickets has also been reduced to 2,809 from 2,876 as the ten matches have been deemed not first-class. He had 126 centuries to his name which have now come down to 124.

Born in Downend, Bristol in the year 1848, Grace was one of the first stars of the sport and the tales of his heroics are part of the English cricketing folklore. He has often been compared with the legendary Don Bradman given his incredible first-class record of over 50,000 runs and more than 2,000 wickets.

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Grace's first-class record has always been under the scanner with ACSH questioning the status of several matches played by the England great. It was in 1981 that the ACSH had first convinced Wisden to make amends in Grace's cricketing records.

However,&nbsp;John Woodcock, who was editor of Wisden back then, decided to revert the changes just a year after they were made. However, the current Editor of Wisden Lauren Booth has decided to go ahead with the changes stating that&nbsp;Almanack should be more "concerned with record than romance."

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Apart from his unbelievable first-class record, Grace also played 22 Test matches for England, amassing 1098 runs at an average of over 32. He also picked up 9 wickets for his national team. The former all-rounder is said to have played his last game for England against Australia in 1899.

Records are created and broken in world cricket on a regular basis, but how often do we see a player's career records getting adjusted more than 100 years after his death.

Records are created and broken in world cricket on a regular basis, but how often do we see a player's career records getting adjusted more than 100 years after his death. England great W.G. Grace, who is considered the founder of modern-day batting, has been stripped of two centuries by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. Grace, one of cricket's oldest superstars, played for England and teams like Gloucestershire, London County and the Marylebone Cricket Club (MMC) among others. He was thought to have played a whopping 880 first-class matches in his career, however, on the recommendation of the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians (ACSH), Wisden has decided to remove ten games from his records. As a result of the changes introduced in his cricketing records, Grace's tally of runs in First-Class cricket has come down to 54,211 from 54,896. The former England all-rounder's tally of wickets has also been reduced to 2,809 from 2,876 as the ten matches have been deemed not first-class. He had 126 centuries to his name which have now come down to 124. Born in Downend, Bristol in the year 1848, Grace was one of the first stars of the sport and the tales of his heroics are part of the English cricketing folklore. He has often been compared with the legendary Don Bradman given his incredible first-class record of over 50,000 runs and more than 2,000 wickets. Also Read: Liam Livingstone smashes biggest six in IPL 2022, leaves Gujarat Titans players in awe - WATCH Grace's first-class record has always been under the scanner with ACSH questioning the status of several matches played by the England great. It was in 1981 that the ACSH had first convinced Wisden to make amends in Grace's cricketing records. However, John Woodcock, who was editor of Wisden back then, decided to revert the changes just a year after they were made. However, the current Editor of Wisden Lauren Booth has decided to go ahead with the changes stating that Almanack should be more "concerned with record than romance." Also Read: IPL chairman reacts to dip in league's ratings, says numbers won't affect media rights sale Apart from his unbelievable first-class record, Grace also played 22 Test matches for England, amassing 1098 runs at an average of over 32. He also picked up 9 wickets for his national team. The former all-rounder is said to have played his last game for England against Australia in 1899.

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